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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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